Take on Board
295 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to the Take on Board podcast, where we talk all things boards and governance. Being on a board can be interesting, valuable and exciting. Yet it can also be lonely, challenging and hard. Each week I talk to women who have been there, done that. Together we'll discover what we need to take on board to be your best in the boardroom.
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Ursula Lepporoli on the diverse perspectives of expats on boards
May 23, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Ursula Lepporoli about having expats on your board to diversity perspectives. Ursula Lepporoli is a partner at KPMG. She has 17 years of extensive experience as a strategic global mobility tax expert providing a full suite of tax services to companies, expatriates and high net worth individuals. Ursula enjoys sharing her knowledge. She is a frequent guest on podcasts speaking about leadership and tax. She joined Adam Grant earlier this ...
Red Dearnley on breaking the binary in the boardroom, intersectional inclusion and gender equity
May 16, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Red Dearnley about breaking the binary in the boardroom: Improving intersectional inclusion and gender equity Red is WIRE (Deputy Chair) and Speak Australia (Chair) and former Be Slavery Free (Chair). Red is an experienced executive and non-executive leader in the for-purpose sector. They are CEO of Birth for Humankind, and Founder and Principal Consultant of Influence Global, a social change consultancy. They are also currently Deputy C...
Penelope Barr says there's no excuse for not taking privacy and security seriously
May 09, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Penelope Barr about privacy and security in the boardroom. Penelope has previously been a director of The 100% Project - working towards gender equity in the workplace; and Hearts4Heart - a Health Board, focusing on the patient experience. Penelope speaks startup and big end of town. With 25+ years’ leading local and global digital, technology, agile, product, innovation & transformation businesses, she’s motivated by solving complex p...
Emma Olivier on Girl Guides leading to a career in assessing risk
May 02, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Emma Olivier about managing risk. Emma is on the boards of Leadership Victoria , Audit and Risk Committee for Life Saving Victoria Emma is the founder and CEO of Twenty Percent, a disability Advisory working with Corporate Australia. With over 30 years consulting experience and having been born without a left hand, she understands from her own lived experience the challenges and opportunities of having a disability in corporate Australia...
Helga goes Solo - Insights on Program with the AICD and Australian Network on Disability
April 25, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBToday on the ToB podcast I’m going to give you some details about a program I recently participated in. It was part of the Disability Leadership Program, the Australian Network on Disability(AND) facilitated a series of Leader-to-leader conversations. I participated in the Melbourne session. The program aims to provide an opportunity to learn through storytelling and connection. AND connects Australian Directors and selected leaders with disability participating in our Disability Leadershi...
Julia Spicer challenges you to hear all voices in the board room
April 18, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Julia Spicer about ensuring we are hearing all voices in the boardroom. Julia is on the boards of Motherland Australia, GEN Australia, Qld Government Innovation Advisory Council, Tie Up the Black Dog Committee She’s formerly been on the boards of Australian LAnd MAnagement Group, Qld Small Business Advisory Council, Regional Development Australia DDSW, YWCA Qld, Care Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi Training and Technology ...
El Gibbs says boards need to include people with lived expertise ASAP
April 11, 2023 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with El Gibbs about the importance of lived expertise on Boards, the Disability Royal Commission findings for disability services. El is on the board of Australian Progress and was previously on the boards of Electronic Frontiers Australia, Blue Mountains City Council, Radio Blue Mountains. El Gibbs is an award-winning writer with a focus on disability and social issues. El works as a consultant for a wide range of disability and community or...
Nareen Young explains what Australian boards get wrong about diversity and Indigenous governance
April 04, 2023 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Nareen Young about whether Australia's boards reflect its makeup (spoiler alert – no!) and how can you meld Indigenous governance with mainstream governance? Professor Nareen Young is on the boards of BlakDance, Per Capita, Evolve Housing and has previously been on the boards of Souths Cares, Diversity Arts Australia, Indigenous Business Australia. She is also on the Indigenous Advisory group of National Australia Bank and the Aboriginal ...
Christina Matthews applies lessons from a competitive cricket career to board strategy
March 28, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Christina Matthews about culture and strategy. Christina is on the boards of Youth Focus and Leadership WA. She’s formerly been on the board of the Bradman Foundation. Christina is Chief Executive Officer of WA Cricket and a former Australian cricketer. Christina is a well-respected voice within the Australian cricket community and she has proven herself to be an effective and courageous leader since taking on the role of CEO at WA Cric...
Megan Buntine makes the case to start succession planning now
March 21, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Megan Buntine about Succession planning, and subsequent boards consolidation/strengthening Megan is on the boards of Into Our Hands Community Foundation Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Morcare Services She was formerly on the boards of Alexandra District Health Rivers and Ranges Community Leadership Victorian Public Tenants Association Kinglake Ranges Foundation Megan has always had an interest in governance since she w...
My AICD Australian Governance Summit 2023 recap
March 14, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I recap the Australian Institute of Company Directors conference and share my reflections. Here is what I heard during the two-day conference peppered with some of my thoughts on topics that were raised and things for you to think about – it was jam packed. Thanks to my guest ToB correspondents – Chaman Sidhu, Hannah Browne, Clare Schonfeld, Melissa Donald, Nikki Fraser and Riwka Hagen. There are numerous topics I’ll be covering in the future on the pod...
Wendy McCarthy on feminist activism in the boardroom and aiming for 50/50
March 07, 2023 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Wendy McCarthy about her journey to the boardroom. Wendy McCarthy AO – an Australian businesswoman, activist and former university administrator – joined her first board of directors almost 50 years ago. It was 1974. Feminism’s second wave was in full swing. Members of the Women’s Electoral Lobby, (WEL) were encouraged to join the Family Planning Association of Australia (FPA) to vote for a new board, to drive reform and change, such a...
Lesley Antoun can explain strategic decision making and board dynamics in English et en français
February 28, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Lesley Antoun about strategy, strategic decision making and board dynamics.. Lesley is on the boards of The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges, Inc.; Wainbee Ltd.; The Canadian Real Estate Association and Concordia University Alumni Association. She was previously on the board of Literacy Unlimited. Lesley is a successful executive, leadership coach, consultant and speaker with over 25 years of experience in strategic planning, progr...
Monica Rosenfeld uses storytelling to communicate key messages
February 21, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Monica Rosenfeld about curiosity mindset and personal brand. Monica Rosenfeld is a Communication Keynote Speaker and workshop facilitator, comedian and founder of Stories that Stir, storytelling events and podcast. She has worked in the media all her professional life and is on a mission to facilitate human connection through inCredible Communication. Links and Resources Monica Rosenfeld Stories that Stir Upcoming TOB Events All ev...
Michelle Loader shares all the details of the Future Board Scholarship
February 14, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast I’m speaking with Michelle Loader about the Future Board Scholarship – a scholarship program aimed at building in a capability lens to bring diversity forward. Michelle is on the Board of Future Leadership and on the advisory boards of CEDA (Committee for Economic Development Australia) and Committee for Melbourne. She a former board member of Global International Women’s Forum - Co-Chair IWF Global Conference International Women’s Forum Australia - Fou...
Derryn Heilbuth helps companies strategise and communicate all things ESG
February 07, 2023 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Derryn Heilbuth about ESG considerations for boards. Derryn is the Exec Chair of BWD, which she founded over 30 years ago and which now has offices in Sydney, Brisbane, New York, Penang and Raglan in New Zealand. When Derryn founded BWD she understood then – as now – that communicating strategy requires an ability to think strategically, tell a compelling story and write, design, illustrate or animate messages in a way that connects int...
Belinda Loke on building board acumen outside of the AICD
January 31, 2023 13:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Belinda Loke about her recent participation in the McKinsey Board program. Belinda is a Non Executive Director and Board Secretary of Kids Hope Australia, Australia’s largest early intervention, school-based one-on-one mentoring program. Formerly part of World Vision Australia and established in 2004, Kids Hope Australia has been impacting the lives of over 20,000 disadvantaged children in primary schools across Australia. Resources a...
Christina Ryan says 2023 is the perfect year to diversify your board and become an ally
January 24, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Christina Ryan on diversity and inclusion in the boardroom Christina is on the board of The National Disability Research Partnership Working Group and was previously on the boards of Canberra Rape Crisis Centre Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT Northside Community Services Disability Advocacy Network of Australia Women With Disabilities ACT Havelock Housing Association In 2016 Christina took one of the most radical steps i...
Welcome to 2023 - Helga Checks in with RSVP and community tips
January 17, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBHello and welcome to 2023 Take on Board! Yes, I know you’ve been enjoying the summer series over the past few weeks – so you’re already been ‘in’ 2023 Take on Board – this is the first new episode of the year. I've got an update on my RSVP - it's going well so far. Plus, I have gathered tips from the Facebook Community to share with you - tips around diversity, technology, asking great questions on the boardroom and so many more. Oh and my producer says you should listen all the way to t...
Take on Board Summer Series - Hugs in the boardroom? Yes says Cassandra Kelly
January 10, 2023 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I am speaking with Cassandra Kelly about love and kindness in the boardroom. Businesses and leaders who dare to challenge the status quo and solve the most complex problems leverage Cassandra to accelerate their impact and to find the extra confidence required to make difficult and important decisions. Cassandra is the Chair of Treasury Corporation of Victoria, a Director of Pink Hope, Pottinger and EU Global Tech Panel. She has a long list of previous ...
Take on Board Summer Series - Megan May maximised her mentorship - she's got tips for you
January 03, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBWelcome to the first Take on Board Summer Series. I've pulled together some of our most-listened to episodes so you have something to keep you company over the next few weeks while I take a bit of a summer holiday! Up next: Today on the Take on Board podcast, I am speaking with Megan May about her Mentoring experiences and her journey as a young female Director. Megan is a board member of Ballarat Community Health. She joined the BCH Board as a green 27 year old health professional and sma...
Take on Board Summer Series - A Deep Dive into ESG with Brynn O'Brien - A Climate Change Conversation
December 27, 2022 13:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBWelcome to the first Take on Board Summer Series. I've pulled together some of our most-listened to episodes so you have something to keep you company over the next few weeks while I take a bit of a summer holiday! First up: Today on Take on Board, Brynn O’Brien shares her years of ESG insights with the Take on Board Community with a focus on climate change - the time to act was yesterday and this will help you help your boards get started if you haven’t. This presentation was part of Augu...
It's time to RSVP: Reflections on 2022 and goals for 2023
December 20, 2022 13:58 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBWelcome to the final episode of Take on Board for 2022. And what a year it’s been. In this episode, I'm going to take you through my ‘RSVP’ process – an invitation to reflect on the year and set intentions for 2023. Think travel, working with ease and building and creating connections. We do this in the final session of Board Accelerator – my program for women board members. So at the end of this episode, you’ll hear some of the reflections from the group. So, what’s the RSVP formula? L...
Cathy Jones explains the benefits of being new to a board
December 13, 2022 13:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Cathy Jones about her observations on being fresh board member! Cathy is on the boards of Goulburn Valley Health (Shepparton) EACH Community Health and Transport Accident Commissions (TAC) Victoria Cathy has had 25 years in both public and private health/hospitals, as executive responsible for clinical governance, quality & risk management & patient experience. Her work around clinical governance, quality and risk is extensive coverin...
Take on Board Breakfast: Rosslyn Noonan on the push and pull between strategy and operations
December 07, 2022 04:05 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast Rosslyn Noonan shares her take on balancing the strategic and operational push and pull in the boardroom. She takes questions from the participants. Rosslyn Joy Noonan CNZM is a New Zealand politician and trade unionist. She was an organiser for several trade unions and the Labour Party and served for a time in local government. Later she served as New Zealand's Human Rights Commissioner. More on Rosslyn Noonan LinkedIn Upcoming TOB Events All events ...
Nikki McClure says sporting organisations and good governance do fit together
November 29, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Nikki McClure about board culture and how education is key in sporting organisations The 99th A.G.M. of Kingston Heath was held on Saturday 21 May 2022 and Nikki McClure was elected as President of the Club, the first woman to fill this role. Only a week earlier she had concluded her term as Women’s Captain, during which time she was instrumental in establishing the highly successful Women’s Gateway Program. Aside from her involvement a...
Ellen Hooper knows the governance questions to ask when starting a business
November 22, 2022 20:43 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Ellen Hooper about the governance of a lifestyle business. Ellen is an executive coach and leadership specialist. She and Michelle Maugueret co-founded the Growth Collective, a company that specialises in leadership development for new and emerging leaders. She is at the start of her Board career as both an Executive Director with the Growth Collective and a recent appointment as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Early Childhoo...
Mags Bell says you can quiet your inner critic and she says it in a Scottish accent
November 15, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Mags Bell about ‘Silencing The Inner Critic’ Mags Bell is an international speaker, author and awareness expert, who works with major influencers and leaders around the world, to Cut, Polish and Reset their inner diamonds allowing them to step up into LeadingME® With her 25yrs+ in business and speaking, also over 60,000hrs in coaching, she assists those top influencers and leaders to their authentic balanced self, which makes them a bet...
Deb Verhoeven breakdown what the data REALLY shows about gender equity on ASX 300 boards
November 08, 2022 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Deb Verhoeven about her recent research into gender equity and ASX300 boards. Deb Verhoeven is Canada 150 Research Chair in Gender and Cultural Informatics at the University of Alberta. Prior to this position she was Associate Dean of Engagement at UTS. An agitator, commentator and critic, Deb is a longstanding advocate and leader in academic-community engagement. In 2013 she was recognised as Australia’s most innovative academic for...
Gabrielle Dolan says "practice makes better" and more storytelling advice
November 01, 2022 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Gabrielle Dolan about story-telling for board members. Gabrielle has previously been on the boards of IABC Asia Pacific and International Women's Forum - IWF - Victorian chapter. She is an international keynote speaker and author on storytelling and real communication. Her career highlight was meeting Barack Obama while I was delivering storytelling training for the Obama Foundation. Links and Resources Gabrielle Dolan - site and Li...
Suzanne Brown on how —and why— to use storytelling in your board role
October 25, 2022 13:34 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Suzanne Brown about the importance of story-telling for board members. Almost straight out of school Suzanne talked her way into a job at the ABC, where she worked on everything from kids shows, news and current affairs, documentaries, drama and arts programs. Since the ABC, she’s been producing, writing and editing stories for industry, corporate, magazines, blogs, not-for-profits, and social impact projects. Suzanne loves the power of a...
Should you become an AICD Fellow? Short answer - YES!
October 18, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBI get asked all the time about becoming a Fellow of the AICD. It allows you to put the letters FAICD after your name, and has a whole host of other benefits. I encourage all who are eligible to apply for this if you can – and to help you out I go through the legibility criteria and process right here. What is AICD AICD is a founding member of the Global Director Development Circle, now known as the Global Network of Directors Institutes. GNDI is composed of membership organisations for dir...
Stacey Williams of Representation Matters on women in Honors list
October 11, 2022 13:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Stacey Williams about Recognition Matters – what it is and why it’s important. Stacey manages the Recognition Matters campaign at Department of Premier and Cabinet in Victoria. Less than one-third of nominations in Australia’s Honours system are for women. This means fewer awards go to women. Men have consistently received around 70% of the awards since the Order of Australia began in 1975. Men have also received more awards in the high...
Julie Hyne - On dressing for boardroom success (at least from the waist up)
October 04, 2022 13:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Julie Hyne about the relevance and importance of dressing for success in a post-pandemic world (if we are there yet?). Julie is former has recenlty steped down from the board of the Association of Image Consultants International - Australia Board as Secretary. Julie Hyne is an experienced and Certified Image Consultant who helps senior executive women learn how to dress for boardroom success so that they always look great and are recogn...
Robyn Weatherley on Board capacity and effectiveness - and how to achieve both
September 27, 2022 12:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBRobyn is a practitioner advisor and published author in corporate governance, board operations and board effectiveness. She has worked across listed and government entities, financial services and health, and she's passionate about what great governance can do for our society and economy. She was also previously on a board of a very small theatre company. For those of you that are listening who have done board the Board Kickstarter, Robyn will be very familiar to you. Because not only is he...
Nicola Nye on what boards should know about data protection
September 20, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBNicola Nye talks about what boards need to know about data privacy and governance. Nicola is on the boards of Fastmail, and Correggio Advisory Group and is chair of Tech Diversity Lab. She has previously been the chair of a scouting group committee. Nicola serves as Fastmail's Chief of Staff covering all areas of the company's operations, from overseeing their compliance and legal responsibilities to managing complex projects with external partners to building a more effective internal cultu...
Melanie Ho on creative ways to explore Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the boardroom
September 13, 2022 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBMelanie Ho's first board was as a 27-year-old graduate student in 2006, when she chaired the board of directors for the Associated Students at UCLA, a $75 million campus business with 1300 employees. Today, Melanie is the author of 'Beyond Leaning In - gender equity and what organizations are up against' a unique award winning business book written as a novel. Beyond leaning in explores a wide range of professional dynamics in a fictionalized company, including between the CEO Deborah and h...
Take on Board Breakfast - Jillian West on cultural competency
September 06, 2022 14:23 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBThis August's Take on Board Breakfast featured Jillian West who introduces the basics of cultural competency of working with and being respectful of the culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations. She introduces the three pillars of aboriginal culture and outlines welcome to country and acknowledgment of country ceremonies. Jillian from Nomuckerlener has worked extensively in the Indigenous space for 20 years and is strongly committed to working alongside community organis...
Cynthia Mahoney - on mapping emotional intelligence in the boardroom
August 30, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBCynthia Mahoney talks to us about Emotional Capital Reports and how they might be of value in the boardroom. Cynthia was previously on the boards of Australasia Pacific extension network, and Northeast Rural Financial Counseling Service. Today Cynthia is a facilitator, coach, mentor, speaker and author with a passion for personal disruption, neuroscience, positive psychology, and well being. Her mantra. taken from the latest neuroscience research is that happier people are higher performing...
Joyce Cacho on influencing in the board room by using your skills
August 24, 2022 00:16 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Joyce Cacho about leveraging business operations, intrapreneur experience, for governance and risk oversight as a board director. Joyce is on the boards of Sunrise Banks, N.A.; World Benchmarking Alliance. She was formerly on the Board of Land O'Lakes, Inc. Joyce is a Corporate board director with regulated industry experience, where she builds on intrapreneur, C-suite leadership roles in Banking and Manufacturing. Resources How Women ...
Julia Cookson on board dynamics, and the 4 board personality types
August 16, 2022 11:58 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Julia Cookson about board dynamics and culture. Julia is on the boards of Connect Health and Project Respect. She was formerly on the board of Lorne Community Health. Julia has a portfolio career. Her revenue streams include interim executive roles, Advisory work and Directorships across Government, NFPs and community services. She started her career in HR and has built out across finance, governance and risk and guiding businesses t...
Karen Tisdell - on LinkedIn for board members, tips and tricks for being recruited and networking
August 09, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBToday on the take on board podcast, I'm speaking with Karen Tisdell, about LinkedIn and what board directors need to know about using LinkedIn for networking and being visible to board searches. Many of you already know that I'm a fan of LinkedIn, today, you'll get to hear from somebody else about why it's important. Karen says: "I started using LinkedIn in 2005, I was an early adopter, using LinkedIn to headhunt for people and went on maternity leave was a bit bored, had an argument with m...
Kate Waterford on how to reform a board to improve diversity and skills
August 02, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBKate is the Chair of two organisations - AusCam Freedom Project (an anti-trafficking charity) and Australasian Birth Trauma Association. She’s also a board member at Physiotherapy Board of Australia and Corryong Health and a Councillor, AICD ACT Divisional Council. She’s also the Chair of Amnesty International Australia's Nominations Committee (and in the process of joining Governance Committee for Fred Hollows Foundation). She was formerly the Vice Chair of Amnesty International Australia. ...
Kate Waterford on how to reform a board to improve diversty and skills
August 02, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBKate is the Chair of two organisations - AusCam Freedom Project (an anti-trafficking charity) and Australasian Birth Trauma Association. She’s also a board member at Physiotherapy Board of Australia and Corryong Health and a Councillor, AICD ACT Divisional Council. She’s also the Chair of Amnesty International Australia's Nominations Committee (and in the process of joining Governance Committee for Fred Hollows Foundation). She was formerly the Vice Chair of Amnesty International Australia....
Shweta Maniar - On getting your first board position, and how to bring diverse thinking to it.
July 26, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Shweta Maniar about how she networked her way to the board room, including non-traditional roles and background and how that can bring diversity of experience, thought and decisions to the boardroom. Shweta is on the boards of Seaspine (NASDAQ: SPNE), a global spinal technology company, and for RXSight (NASDAQ: RXST), an ophthalmic medical technology company. Shweta brings an extensive network of established healthcare system relationship...
Pauline Vamos on the 2022 Board Diversity Index
July 19, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Pauline Vamos about the 2021 Board Diversity Index recently released by the Governance Institute of Australia. Pauline Vamos, is deeply experienced in broad financial services in the listed, commercial and not for profit space as a non-executive director and Chair. She is currently Chair of Interaction Disability Services Limited, Governance Institute of Australia and Moneytech Group Ltd as well as a NED of the Banking and Finance Oath (BF...
Alissa Hsu Lynch - tips and tricks for a graceful transition to the boardroom.
July 12, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBToday on the Take on Board podcast, I’m speaking with Alissa Hsu Lynch about her journey to corporate board service – how she landed her first public board seat and what’s it been like to serve as a first-time director. Alissa is a health technology executive who leads Global MedTech Strategy for Google Cloud, following a successful career at Johnson & Johnson. She’s a Board Director of Pulmonx Inc., a Governing Trustee of American Ballet Theatre, and a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Insti...
Lessons from the Larapinta + Third Birthday celebrations!
July 05, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBHello fabulous take on board community and welcome to this special third birthday celebratory episode of The Take on Board Podcast! In this episode, we do two things. Firstly, we'll open with some of the words from the Take on Board community at our third birthday party. Then in the second part, we'll get into some of my reflections on governance– prompted by my recent trip to the Northern Territory. Yes, governance reflections on a hike. I truly am a governance nerd. From this episode: ...
Take on Board Breakfast - May 3, 2022, Q&A with Tara Anderson - Governing for Profit and Purpose
June 28, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBLast week we heard fascinating and incredibly practical and valuable advice from Tara Anderson on governing for profit and purpose. As always at the Take on Board Breakfasts, there was a lively Q&A session. That's what you will hear this week, including some questions we didn't have time to get to at the event. I have no doubt you will find it just as valuable as Tara's words of wisdom from last week. From this episode The Dragonfly Collective - an international consultancy supporting f...
Take on Board Breakfast - from May 3, 2022, with Tara Anderson - Governing for Profit and Purpose
June 21, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBToday’s podcast was recorded at the second Take on Board Breakfast event on 3 May 2022. Breakfast guests heard from Tara Anderson of the Dragonfly collective. We talked about governance for profit and purpose, and purpose is the part to emphasize there. Many of the Take on Board Community are involved in the governance of a range of organizations, and my view is every organization, especially not for profits need to be financially sustainable. Tara has some incredible and practical wisdo...